Ventilated can cover



April 20 1926. 1.5813210 J. HEUSSER VENTILATED CAN covrm Filed March1925 I .2 SheetsShet 1 April 20 1926; LESLZIS J. HEUSSER- VENTILATED CANCOVER Filed March 23, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 as? lua- 5 :3 /0 :5. a 6 627a? 7 OQODIIQ" I'll 0 Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

UNITED ST T PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS nnussnn, or CLEARLAKE, WISCONSIN.

VENTILATED CAN COVER.

Application filed March 23, 1925 Serial No. 17,790. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS HEUSSER, .a citizen of the United States,residing at Clear Lake, in the county of Polk and State of lVisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ventilated CanCovers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription I of the invention, such as will enable others skilled samegeneral type herein disclosed, but it .is

the object of the present invention to improve upon the constructionshown by that patent, the number of which is 1,486,336.

lVith the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations looking in different directions andshowing the application of the invention to two ,diiferent types of milkcans.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view as indicated by line 3-3of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section as indicated by line 4-4 of Fig. 3. i

In the drawings above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates'an annular wall whose upper portion isperforated or otherwise screened as indicated at 2, while its lowerportion tapers downwardly in the preferred form of construction, toprovide a seat 3 which seat may engage either the flared neck of a milkcan such as that shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or may rest upon the upper edgeof a can of the type shown in Fig. 2. At its lower edge, the wall 1 isprovided with an inwardly extending annular flange 4 having ventilatingopenings 5.

Resting upon the upper edge of the wall 1 is an outwardly inclinedcanopy ring 6 whose edge portion is preferably downwardly offset fromits inner portion to provide an annular shoulder 7 engaging the outerside of the wall 1, thus preventing any relative radial shifting ofthese two parts. In the preferred formation, the inner edge of the ring6 is bent upwardly to provide an amin lar upstanding flange 8.

-Extending vertically through the central. openings ofthe flange 4andring 6, 1s a' warm air escape pipe 9 which projects below said flangeand above said ring, thepipe being provided with a rib 10 or'otherexternal shoulder resting upon the flange 8. Above this rib, the pipe 9is perforated as at 11, or. otherwise formed to produce a screened airoutlet or outlets. Resting upon this perforated upper end of the pipe 9,is

a canopy 12 whose inner and outer portions are preferably offset withrespect to each other to provide an annular shoulder 13 which surroundssaid upper end of the pipe.

A plurality of vertical tie bolts 14 are located within the pipe 9 andin the preferred form of construction, have their lower ends bentoutwardly to provide lugs 15 which pass through openings 16 in the pipeand engage the lower-side of the flange 4.

The upper ends of the lugs 15 are offset and angled as shown in Fig. 3and pass through openings in the canopy 12, said rods being providedwith nuts 17 or equivalent shoulders engaging the top of the canopy. Theportions 15 of the lugs 15, contiguous to the body portions of the rods14, are preferably of substantially U-shape as shown in Fig. 3, so thatthe upper edges of the openings 16 can seat therein, thus prevent- -ingthe lower ends of the rods from moving inwardly and disengaging the lugsfrom the flange 4..

By constructing the cover inthe manner shown, it may be easilymanufactured of separate sections and these sections may be readilyassembled and secured with respect to each other without the necessityof performing any soldering operation. Moreover, whenever advisable, theentire device may be disassembled for most thorough cleaning andsterilization.

Novel provision is made for connecting the cover with a can upon whichit is to be used.

I provide two anchors 18 which are adapted to engage the projectinghandles H of the type of milk can shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or thebail-attaching lugs L of a can such asthat shown in Fig. 2. Elasticconnectors, preferably in the form, of coiled springs 19, are connectedwith the anchors 18 and extend in opposite directions therefrom,circumferentiaily of the can cover, the outer ends of these connectorsbeing attached at four circumferentially spaced points 20, to the upperend portion of the wall 1., attachment of said wall and connectors beingpreferably effected by means of cotter pins, as shown.

By providing the connectors 19 and anchors 18 and associating them withthe cover in the manner disclosed, the latter is held down upon theupper end of the can at four points, so that regardless of the type ofcan upon which the device is used, there is no danger of it tilting andleaving a gap through which flies or other insects may enter the can.

liloreover, when applying or removing the device, the anchors 18 may beheld in the operators hands and pulled radially out ward, so that theyco-operate with the clastic connectors 19 in supporting the entirecover, and due to the relation of parts shown, the cover will not thenturn to an inverted position.

Each anchor 18 is preferably formed of a strip of sheet metal bent intoC-shapc near its upper end to provide a hook 21 engageable with a canhandle H. Underthis hook, the strip is further bent into C-shape to forma; handle 22 which facilitates engagement of the hook with the canhandle, or disengagement therefrom. Between the portions 21 and 22, themetal strip is provided with an inwardly projecting pin 23 which isreceivable in the usual bail-engaging opening 0 in the lug L, as shownin Fig. 2. The pin 23 may well be in the form of a stove bolt passingthrough an opening in the metal strip, the head of the bolt engaging theouter side of the strip while its nut is clamped against the inner sidethereof.

By constructing the device in the manner herein disclosed or insubstantially this man ner, an article is produced which is greatlyadvantageous over the device shown by my prior patent, and on account ofthe advantages for the details disclosed, they are preferably followed.However, within the scope of the invention as claimed, modifications mayof course be made.

I claim:

1. A ventilated can cover having a seat to rest on the upper end ofacan, a pair of anchors to engage projections on opposite sides of thecan, and elastic connectors connected with said anchors and extending inopposite directions therefrom circumferentially of the cover, the outerends of said connectors being connected to said cover at fourcircumferentially spaced points.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; each of said anchors comprisinga strip of metal having a hook and bent below the hook to provide ahandle for engaging said hook with or disengaging it from one of theaforementioned projections.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1; each of said anchors comprisinga strip of metal bent into C-shape to provide a hook and further bentinto C-shape below the hook to provide a handle for engaging said hookwith or disengaging it from one of the aforenamed projections.

if; structure as specified in claim 1; each of said anchors comprising astrip of metal bent into C-shape to provide a hook and further bent intoC-shape below the hook to provide a handle for engaging said hook withor disengaging it frbm one of the aforenamed projections said striphaving a rigidly projecting pin between its two C-shaped portions.

5. A. ventilated can cover comprising an annular wall adapted to rest onthe upper end of a can, said wall being provided at its upper end withventilating openings and at its lower end with an inwardly extendingflange having ventilating openings, a canopy ring resting on said wall,a central heat escape pipe surrounded by said ring and said flange andhaving air escape openings above the ring, said pipe being provided withan external shoulder resting on said ring and having circumferentiallyspaced openings adjacent the inner edge of said flange, a canopy restingon the upper end of said pipe, and tie rods within said pipe, said rodshaving lugs at their lower ends passing through the aforesaidcircumferentially spaced openings and engaging the lower side of saidflange, the upper ends of said rods passing through said canopy andhaving shoulders engaging the top of the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

JULIUS l-IEUSSER.

